RANDOM JOTTINGS

A blog about music, sports, theatre and rants

Long time blogger just moved to wordpress. Love music, theatre, movies, sport (tennis and cricket) and cooking. Two great daughters, two great granddaughters.

Month: October 2014

  • The Homemaker – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

    Persephone Books has recently reissued The Homemaker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher in their classics format and I am delighted as this gives me an excuse to write about it again. It is my favourite title from this wonderful publisher and I have read it at least once a year ever since I first aquired it. …

  • Book Sale – my haul

    I have been attending the book sale in support of the NSPCC for the last twenty five years and it was quite a shock when I realised this morning that I was rummaging boxes of books for my grandchildren. When I first went I had Kathryn and Helen with me and here I am looking…

  • I have been away this week and am now back and will be posting again as soon as I can, I promise….

  • Strictly Come Dancing – Week 4

    At least I think it is week four. Still so many slebs around it is difficult to keep track.   I will get better at this as the contestants are winnowed out and things start to focus.   So far we have the very good, the middle order, the ok and then the dire. And, as ever,…

  • The ‘C’ Word – I mean Christmas

    I hate to mention this word. If I had my way the Christmas shopping frenzy would be restricted to December only but I know the stores have a living to make and so it has begun. I was in Cambridge yesterday and wandering through John Lewis, my favourite store, all their Christmas gifts etc etc…

  • Random Catch Up

    I sometimes feel like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland 'Oh my ears and whiskers I'm late" as I realise that I have a heap of reviews to do and so little time as I bounce backwards and forwards between London and Colchester.  I find the drive no strain now and, in fact, I…

  • Shiny New Books – Autumn Issue

    The latest issue of Shiny New Books is now up on the web so do take a look at it. This is the wonderful new online book review Magazine boasting four of the best bloggers around as editors, Simon of Stuck in a Book, Harriet Devine, Annabell Gaskell and Victoria Best who blogs as Litlove. …

  • Strictly – Week Two

    Well I never thought I would say this but Come Back Brucie all is forgiven.  While Tess was located upstairs with the dancers and interviewed them as they came off she was bearable, just. Now that she is fronting the main part of the evening her inadequacies and lack of natural talent is exposed. Claudia…

  • The Great Impersonation – E Phillips Oppenheim

    I am at home this week and enjoying relaxing, resting and reading and have been catching up on some really fun and interesting reads. As per I am getting behind with my reviews so I will be trying to catch up on all ro my recent goodies over the next few days. Let us start…